For the past few months I have been passing by this store at 414 Main Street in Placerville, across from the Bell Tower. The sign says It’s Personal -Unique Gifts and Custom Wine Labels, but only recently did I notice…
Month: August 2015
The Discovery of Gold, by John Sutter, Part III
From “Hutchings’ California Magazine,” November 1857 Sutter Looks Back at the Events What a great misfortune was this sudden gold discovery for me! It has just broken up and ruined my hard, restless, and industrious labors, connected with many dangers…